Emergency watershed protection program in tazewell CO VA. Implement recovery efforts in town of richlands for EWP program project no. 5036 as a result of february 2025 flooding event

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $557,216.25 cooperative agreement to the Town of Richlands on May 6, 2026, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to implement emergency recovery efforts in Tazewell County, Virginia, following a February 2025 flooding event in the Town of Richlands.

The award funds runoff retardation and erosion prevention measures to relieve imminent hazards to life and property created by the natural disaster. Work is performed in Virginia with an ultimate completion date of November 1, 2027. The Town of Richlands, a local government entity based in Richlands, Virginia, assumed responsibility for local cost-sharing, land rights acquisition, permits, and long-term operation and maintenance of recovery measures as the project sponsor.

The EWP Program assists sponsors and landowners in implementing emergency recovery measures when current watershed conditions pose threats to health, life, and property as a result of sudden natural disaster impairment. Eligible sponsors are state or local government entities, state agencies, or Native American tribes with legal interest in threatened values, capacity to obtain necessary land rights and permits, and ability to carry out operation and maintenance responsibilities.